The Brothers' Take

In this week's Episode the Brothers are Back in the Room to curate the Final Volume of the Best Video Game Soundtracks! Listen to the discussion to find out how the Final Tracks were chosen and then listen to the Playlist yourself in the link below!

Chapters;

0:00 Intro

3:46 Recap of Volumes 1 & 2

9:51 Curating the Final Volume

1:03:46 Deciding the Order of the Final Volume

1:17:02 Outro

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Best Video Game Soundtracks Volume 1 : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BVuVkPo7OxgahsI4fSire?si=plZ4K_GDS86owa8hTKBynQ&pi=Cbihe8FgQEahJ

Best Video Game Soundtracks Volume 2 : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uBGkwUvnFQlfCND7wIKOa?si=1gG4CXt8RcilUjRlTIjdTA&pi=JSkbc9chQJi5e

Best Video Game Soundtracks Final Volume : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dnxSFXwSebXGaxC5EeiuA?pi=U0UawBWIROWhDThanks For Watching!

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In this week's Episode the Brothers are Back in the Room to share their Spoiler-Filled Take on Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 - the First 4 Episodes of the Final Season of Stranger Things!

Chapters;

0:00 Intro

2:32 Overall Impressions

20:10 Chapter One : The Crawl

29:45 Chapter Two : The Vanishing of ......

43:33 Chapter Three : The Turnbow Trap

50:00 Chapter Four : Sorcerer

1:02:15 Our Hopes for the Rest of the Season

1:14:23 Outro

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*Please note we do not own the track used in the Intro to this Episode - that is the Amazing Stranger Things Remix by C418! No copyright intended!

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In this week's Episode All Three Brothers are Back in the Room to Predict the Game Awards 2025 - what will win and also what will be shown during the showcase!

Chapters;

0:00 Intro

3:15 Welcome Back Adam!

5:51 Predicting the Game Awards 2025

10:07 Most Anticipated Game

15:37 Best Adaptation

18:14 Best Multiplayer

21:42 Best Family Game

23:57 Best Fighting Game

26:06 Best RPG

29:03 Best Action Adventure

33:29 Best Action Game

35:49 Best Debut Indie Game

41:40 Best Independent Game

42:53 Best Ongoing Game

45:16 Best Performance

51:49 Best Audio Design

54:58 Best Score & Music

56:51 Best Art Direction

58:39 Best Narrative

01:01:48 Best Game Direction

01:05:31 Game of the Year

01:13:26 Players Choice Award

01:15:18 Our 'Definite' Predictions

01:17:18 Our 'Probably' Predictions

01:19:48 Our 'Wildcard' Predictions

01:23:01 Outro

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It's the Beginning of the End....

In this week's Episode Kris & Eric are Back in the Room to announce that Episode 300 will be the Final Episode of the Brothers Take Podcast and to share the Epic Plan for the Final Ten Episodes of the Show!

The Brothers also share their Take on the Biggest Recent Gaming News, Games they've been playing lately and the newest entry in the Predator movie Franchise!

Chapters;

0:00 Intro

2:32 The Beginning of the End Intro (Nine Inch Nails / The Brothers Take Remix)

3:22 Why the Podcast is Ending

13:39 The Final Ten Episodes of the Podcast

22:37 How are we Feeling about the Ending?

29:00 State of Play Japan (11.11.25)

35:34 Horizon MMORPG

40:30 Super Mario Galaxy Movie First Look!

42:36 Steam's New Console!

48:42 What have we been Playing Lately?

1:03:49 Fallout Season 2 Trailer

1:04:46 Predator : Badlands Movie Review

1:12:09 Outro

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#strangerthings #strangerthings5 #podcast

In this week's Episode Kris & Eric are Back in the Room to discuss the Trailer and the First Five Minutes of Stranger things 5, giving their First Impressions and their Final Predictions for the Upcoming Final Season!

They also briefly discuss the recent announcement of the GTA 6 Delay and an update on the Future of Mass Effect!

Chapters;

0:00 Intro

2:56 Happy Birthday Eric!

4:56 GTA 6 Delayed Again!

11:25 Stranger Things 5 Trailer (Thoughts & Theories)

40:51 The First 5 Minutes of Stranger Things 5

54:26 Mass Effect Day (N7) & the Mass Effect TV Series

1:07:43 Outro

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The End is Coming.....

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#ghostofyōtei #ghostoftsushima #gamingpodcast

In this week's Episode Kris & Eric are Back in the Room to share their Spoiler-Filled thoughts on Ghost of Yotei, one of 2025's Biggest Games of the Year and one of the Most Anticipated for each Brother! But.... did it live up to the hype or did it surpass it? Check out our Take on Sucker Punch's latest outing and find out whether we prefer it to Ghost of Tsushima!

Chapters;

0:00 Intro

2:09 Shoutout to  ⁨@LastCallProductionz⁩ 

3:20 Overall Thoughts / Review of the Game

27:34 Hunting the Yotei Six!

1:01:47 Our Favourite Mythic Quests

1:10:18 Our Favourite Weapons in the Game

1:12:15 The Bounties Rule!

1:13:36 What do we want from the Future of Ghost of Yotei?1:16:26 Final Thoughts

1:18:25 Outro

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#horrorgames #gameawards #gamingpodcast

It's Halloween Week and Kris & Eric are Back in the Room to give their Take on the Best Horror Games from 2014 - 2025. The Brothers have always felt that the Game Awards should have a Best Horror Category and are celebrating Halloween by sharing what games would have won that category each year!

Chapters;

0:00 Intro

5:24 Best Horror Game of 2014

13:01 Best Horror Game of 2015

16:09 Best Horror Game of 2016

20:32 Best Horror Game of 2017

27:13 Best Horror Game of 2018

32:30 Best Horror Game of 2019

39:51 Bets Horror Game of 2020

48:58 Best Horror Game of 2021

56:05 Best Horror Game of 2022

1:01:49 Best Horror Game of 2023

1:08:02 Best Horror Game of 2024

1:19:51 Best Horror Game of 2025

1:22:04 Outro

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#halo #halocampaignevolved #gamingpodcast

In this Bonus Segment of The Brothers Take Podcast, Kris & Eric are Back in the Room to share their Take on the recently revealed 'Halo : Campaign Evolved', a Remake of the Original Halo Campaign in Unreal Engine 5, marking the 25th Anniversary of the Original Classic and the First Time Halo is coming to Playstation!

This game looks like an incredible love letter to the origins of the Halo Franchise but does it also mark the end of Xbox Exclusivity?

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#ffviiremake #finalfantasyvii #finalfantasy7remake

In this week's Episode the Brothers are Back in the Room, taking inspiration from other Open World Games they've been playing lately, to discuss what they would like to see from the Open World & Side Quests of the Final Part of the FFVII Remake Trilogy!

Adam also shares how he got a classic PSP title running on his Steam Deck and Eric shares his full Non-Spoiler Review of Ghost of Yotei!

Make sure to use the timestamps to jump to the topics you want to listen to!

Chapters;

0:00 Intro

2:41 How did Adam get the original Crisis Core (PSP) working on Steam Deck?

11:40 Eric's Ghost of Yotei Review (No Spoilers)

30:10 How will they Balance Urgency with Open World Gameplay in FFVII Remake Part 3?

34:18 Adam's thoughts on the Ending of Rebirth

37:22 What we want from the Side Quests and Side Activities in the Third Game

1:13:53 What Game has the Best Side Quests?

1:23:03 When will we get the title for Part 3?

1:23:59 Outro

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#handheldgaming #gaming #gamingpodcast

In this week's Episode the Brothers are Back in the Room to give their Hands-On Impressions of the Steam Deck & the Playstation Portal, ahead of the upcoming launch of the Xbox ROG Ally, as part of a wider conversation around Handhelds and whether or not they are the Future of Gaming!

Chapters;

0:00 Intro

2:00 The Games we are Currently Playing

20:38 Steam Deck First Impressions

39:28 Playstation Portal First Impressions

1:00:21 Are Handhelds the Future of Gaming?

1:23:39 Outro

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